Open AccessA Multicenter Clinical Study To Demonstrate the Diagnostic Accuracy of the GenMark Dx ePlex Blood Culture Identification Gram-Negative Panel
Author(s) -
Donna M. Wolk,
Stephen Young,
Natalie N. Whitfield,
Jennifer L. Reid,
Adam Thornberg,
Karen C. Carroll,
Blake W. Buchan,
Thomas E. Davis,
Hossein Salimnia
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of clinical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.349
H-Index - 255
eISSN - 1070-633X
pISSN - 0095-1137
DOI - 10.1128/jcm.02484-20
Subject(s) - blood culture , bacteremia , microbiology and biotechnology , gram , gram staining , medicine , clinical microbiology , biology , antimicrobial , bacteria , antibiotics , genetics
Bacteremia can progress to septic shock and death without appropriate medical intervention. Increasing evidence supports the role of molecular diagnostic panels in reducing the clinical impact of these infections through rapid identification of the infecting organism and associated antimicrobial resistance genes.